Dann

Last seen for girls in 2000 at #13,154 · Last seen for boys in 2003 at #10,894
Given to girls 51.3% of the time

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Peak · girls
#1,558
1962 · 52 births
Debut · girls
1937
6 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
1,145
since 1937

Dann over time

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Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201959peak #1,558, 1962peak #897, 1957girlsboys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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1994#13,4305#8,8005
1993—#8,7005
1992#9,4918#8,4355
1991—#8,2365
1990#8,5019#8,1175
1989#12,3625#6,2297
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1985#6,9559#4,05210
1984#4,96614—
1983#5,14813#5,4846
1982#5,91111—
1981#5,57112#5,4686
1980#4,32717#5,5256
1979#8,0617#3,35712
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1977#4,23516—
1976#4,90512#4,9356
1975#4,37014#4,7976
1974#3,21221#3,31810
1973#2,68926#3,6948
1972#3,54317#2,81912
1971#2,47730#2,05220
1970#2,24035#1,93921
1969#2,25432#2,04617
1968#1,88740#1,89418
1967#1,64048#2,47011
1966#2,05832#1,61323
1965#1,85438#1,80619
1964#1,63549#1,51027
1963#1,67247#1,58525
1962#1,55852#1,45429
1961#1,83839#1,38833
1960#1,74742#1,11549
1959#1,91834#1,19942
1958#2,11728#96961
1957#1,61245#89771
1956#1,76036#92465
1955#2,10826#95761
1954#1,98728#1,13743
1953#1,70734#1,35731
1952#2,41119#1,22736
1951#2,57716#1,29532
1950#2,34118#1,53823
1949#2,62015#1,12839
1948#2,70114#1,40027
1947#2,35418#1,59922
1946#3,03411#1,64219
1945#3,6767#1,40622
1944#2,94610#1,73816
1943#3,8017#2,27711
1942#4,1246#2,9407
1941#3,5597#3,1336
1940—#3,1306
1939#3,7826#3,4805
1938#3,8476#3,1756
1937#3,8006#3,5185
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First appearance
1937

The first year at least five girls were named Dann! It came in at #3,800, and was given to 6 baby girls.

Quietest stretch: 1940, when fewer than 5 girls a year got the name.

Where Dann is popular in 1959

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Dann, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Dann, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Dann, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Dann, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 girls named Dann, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Dann, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Dann, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Dann, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Dann, so not publishedMNIllinois: fewer than 5 girls named Dann, so not publishedILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Dann, so not publishedWIMichigan: fewer than 5 girls named Dann, so not publishedMINew York: fewer than 5 girls named Dann, so not publishedNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Dann, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Dann, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Dann, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Dann, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Dann, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Dann, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 girls named Dann, so not publishedIAIndiana: fewer than 5 girls named Dann, so not publishedINOhio: fewer than 5 girls named Dann, so not publishedOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 girls named Dann, so not publishedPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Dann, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Dann, so not publishedCTCalifornia: fewer than 5 girls named Dann, so not publishedCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Dann, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Dann, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Dann, so not publishedNEMissouri: fewer than 5 girls named Dann, so not publishedMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Dann, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Dann, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 girls named Dann, so not publishedVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Dann, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Dann, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Dann, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Dann, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Dann, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Dann, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Dann, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Dann, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Dann, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Dann, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Dann, so not publishedOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Dann, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Dann, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 girls named Dann, so not publishedALGeorgia: fewer than 5 girls named Dann, so not publishedGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Dann, so not publishedHITexas: #798 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 9,481 girlsTXFlorida: fewer than 5 girls named Dann, so not publishedFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Texas#798 · 1 in 9,481

Best ever in a state: #302 in Oregon, 1963.

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See more about Dann
Momentum · girls
Faded out
  • Not published in 2025; last seen 2000
Rise & fade · girls
25 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1937
  • Peaked 1962 at #1,558 (52 births)
  • Births halved by 1972, 10 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Never in the top 1,000
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: never
Share of babies · girls
1 in 34,396
  • Highest: 1 in 34,396 girls born in 1967 were named Dann (0.00%)
  • Latest: 1 in 302,673 girls born in 2000 (0.00%)
  • Its best rank, #1,558 in 1962, was only 1 in 37,819 (0.00%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · girls
The 1960s
  • 36.6% of all girls named Dann (419) were born in this decade
Girls or boys?
Flipped in 2003
  • Mostly girls until 2002, mostly boys since
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Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1930s18#3,782 (1939)#3,810
1940s95#2,354 (1947)#3,202
1950s284#1,612 (1957)#2,054
1960s419#1,558 (1962)#1,814
1970s187#2,240 (1970)#4,212
1980s108#4,327 (1980)#6,777
1990s28#8,501 (1990)#11,028
2000s6#13,154 (2000)#13,154

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Dann in 1959

girls
#1,918
34 births · 1 in 59,514 girls
boys
#1,199
42 births · 1 in 50,822 boys

Top girls' names in 1959

  1. #1Mary54,502
  2. #2Susan41,617
  3. #3Linda40,410
  4. #4Karen36,784
  5. #5Donna36,468
  6. #6Patricia35,223
  7. #7Debra31,388
  8. #8Cynthia30,186
  9. #9Deborah29,546
  10. #10Lisa25,699
  11. #1,918Dann34

Top boys' names in 1959

  1. #1Michael85,294
  2. #2David83,977
  3. #3James78,648
  4. #4John76,446
  5. #5Robert74,542
  6. #6Mark56,945
  7. #7William51,386
  8. #8Richard47,202
  9. #9Thomas40,296
  10. #10Steven33,597
  11. #1,199Dann42
More about 1959

girls

2,023,462 girls got a published name in 1959; 1 in 59,514 of them was named Dann, which outranked 73.4% of the 7,202 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Dann
  1. #1,881Tobi35
  2. #1,881Una35
  3. #1,881Velva35
  4. #1,918Dann34
  5. #1,918Albertha34
  6. #1,918Cathlene34
  7. #1,918Cherilyn34
  8. #1,951Belle33
  9. #1,951Candee33
  10. #1,951Darlean33

Tied with 32 names at #1,918; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1958
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,090Alesia#1,985 → #895
  2. ↑ 948Tori#1,791 → #843
  3. ↑ 440Taryn#1,211 → #771
  4. ↑ 437Venus#1,007 → #570
  5. ↑ 393Vilma#1,364 → #971
Fallers
  1. ↓ 283Dani#961 → #1,244
  2. ↓ 257Nicki#973 → #1,230
  3. ↓ 235Lanita#973 → #1,208
  4. ↓ 219Concetta#973 → #1,192
  5. ↓ 197Gisele#766 → #963

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

2,134,518 boys got a published name in 1959; 1 in 50,822 of them was named Dann, which outranked 73.8% of the 4,572 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 29.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Dann
  1. #1,182Wendall43
  2. #1,182Weston43
  3. #1,182Wyman43
  4. #1,199Dann42
  5. #1,199Anthoney42
  6. #1,199Arlie42
  7. #1,199Caesar42
  8. #1,212Allyn41
  9. #1,212Brenton41
  10. #1,212Corwin41

Tied with 12 names at #1,199; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1958
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,208Efrem#3,033 → #825
  2. ↑ 901Darin#1,677 → #776
  3. ↑ 871Yancy#1,557 → #686
  4. ↑ 708Raynard#1,677 → #969
  5. ↑ 644Darrin#1,396 → #752
Fallers
  1. ↓ 307Jace#761 → #1,068
  2. ↓ 241Otha#915 → #1,156
  3. ↓ 234Cheryl#994 → #1,228
  4. ↓ 230Dann#969 → #1,199
  5. ↓ 227Carnell#777 → #1,004

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1959 →